Austria - 2. LigaNV ARENAData current as of 16 October 2026

St. Pölten vs Rapid Wien II: match statistics

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St. Pölten vs Rapid Wien II: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

St. Pölten play Rapid Wien II in 2. Liga (Austria). The match date is 16 October 2026. Venue: NV ARENA.

Current form

St. Pölten: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Rapid Wien II: 0-0-5, 0.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

St. Pölten scores 0.88 and concedes 1.13 goals per match. Rapid Wien II scores 1.00 and concedes 2.38. League average: 3.25 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: St. Pölten 38%, Rapid Wien II 63%. Over 2.5: St. Pölten 38%, Rapid Wien II 63%. League level: BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 64%.

xG, shots and style

St. Pölten has higher xG: 1.68 vs 1.19. St. Pölten: 14.0 shots per match, Rapid Wien II: 9.4.

Match halves

St. Pölten: half-time lead 13%, second-half goals 0.63. Rapid Wien II: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.63.

Goals by minute

St. Pölten: 76-90+ (3 goals). Rapid Wien II: 76-90+ (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

2. Liga: 3.25 goals per match, BTTS 58%, Over 2.5 64%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 2-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.50)
(4.40)
(5.20)

Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

St. PöltenRapid Wien II
0.88Goals scored / match1
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
1.13Goals conceded / match2.38
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
58%Average possession50%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
4.75Shots on target / match3.88
St. PöltenRapid Wien II

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14Shots per match9.38
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
4.75Shots on target3.88
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
6.3%Shot conversion10.7%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
58%Possession50%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
1.68xG for1.19
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
1.38xG against1.72
St. PöltenRapid Wien II

Shooting quality

St. Pölten: DominantRapid Wien II: Balanced
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
Accuracy (shots on target)34%41%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.190.26

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

St. Pölten
LWWWL
Season result split
38% W0% D63% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-0-5
1.13 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-2
Last 5 at home
2-0-2
LLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.86Opponent xG: 1.52BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Rapid Wien II
LLLLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
25% W0% D75% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-6
0.75 pts / match · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-2
Last 5 away
2-0-2
WWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 3.0xG: 1.02Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Rapid Wien II is 14% better for: goals scored per match.

0.88 goals / match - St. Pölten · 1 goals / match - Rapid Wien II

St. Pölten is 111% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.13 goals / match - St. Pölten · 2.38 goals / match - Rapid Wien II

St. Pölten scoring profile: strong

St. Pölten scores in 50% of matches (4 of 8 matches), while Rapid Wien II keeps a clean sheet in 13% (1 of 8 matches).

Rapid Wien II scoring profile: very strong

Rapid Wien II scores in 75% of matches (6 of 8 matches), while St. Pölten keeps a clean sheet in 13% (1 of 8 matches).

7Goals scored (season)8
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
9Goals conceded (season)19
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
2Average goals in match3.38
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
7Goals scored (last 5)4
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
6Goals conceded (last 5)15
St. PöltenRapid Wien II

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal75%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
25%2 goals25%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
13%3 goals0%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
0%4 goals0%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II

How often they concede at least...

88%1 goal88%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
13%2 goals75%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
13%3 goals38%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
0%4 goals25%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

58%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time13%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
0%BTTS in both halves13%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
13%Scored in both halves25%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS63%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
60%BTTS - last 560%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time88%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
13%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time88%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time75%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

St. Pölten - half-time state
13% leading50% draw38% trailing
Rapid Wien II - half-time state
25% leading13% draw63% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.88Points per match (1st half)0.88
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
0.25Goals scored (1st half)0.38
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.88
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
0.75Average goals (1st half)1.25
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
50%Clean sheet before half-time38%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
75%No goal before half-time63%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II

After half-time (2nd half)

1.38Points per match (2nd half)0.5
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
0.63Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
0.63Goals conceded (2nd half)1.5
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
1.25Average goals (2nd half)2.13
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
50%Clean sheet after half-time13%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II
63%No goal after half-time38%
St. PöltenRapid Wien II

St. Pölten - second-half results

38% W25% D38% L
7
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.88
PPG before half-time
Lead holding292%

Leads at half-time in 13% of matches and wins 38%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Rapid Wien II - second-half results

0% W50% D50% L
7
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.88
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 25%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

St. Pölten - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.80
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match0.81.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Rapid Wien II - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.200.20
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match1.02.0
Average goals in match1.22.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet20%0%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-4-7
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

St. Pölten
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
1
0
16-30
1
2
31-45
1
0
46-60
1
2
61-75
3
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Rapid Wien II
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
1
2
16-30
1
2
31-45
1
3
46-60
0
1
61-75
4
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.69
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
83%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
51%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+12%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
38%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

St. Pölten

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.30
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.55
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.80
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.25
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
46%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.67
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
43% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
43%

Rapid Wien II

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.53
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.85
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.66
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
75%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
125%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.75
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (2. Liga).

Teams vs league

St. PöltenLigaRapid Wien II
Average goals in match▼ 2.003.25▲ 3.38
Both teams scored▼ 38%58%▲ 63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 38%64%• 63%
Clean sheets▼ 13%22%▼ 13%
Goal before half-time▼ 63%81%▲ 88%
Goal after half-time▼ 75%88%• 88%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.25
Average goals per match
58%
Both teams scored
64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.91
Home goals / match
1.34
Away goals / match
+43%
Home attack advantage
+30%
Home defence advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
88%
1 goal
53%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
13%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): St. Pölten 2 - 0 - 0 Rapid Wien II. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

SKN Sankt Pölten
4 : 0
SK Rapid Wien II
SK Rapid Wien II
0 : 2
SKN Sankt Pölten

FAQ

When do St. Pölten and Rapid Wien II play?

St. Pölten face Rapid Wien II on 16 October 2026 in 2. Liga at NV ARENA. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between St. Pölten and Rapid Wien II?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches St. Pölten won 2, Rapid Wien II won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before St. Pölten vs Rapid Wien II?

St. Pölten score 0.88 goals per game on average and Rapid Wien II 1.00. The 2. Liga average is 3.25 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 64% of games. Both teams score in 38% of St. Pölten's matches and 63% of Rapid Wien II's.

What form are St. Pölten and Rapid Wien II in?

Over the last 5 games St. Pölten have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Rapid Wien II 0-0-5 (0.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for St. Pölten vs Rapid Wien II?

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